3. QR Codes: What are they?
Quick Response Code
2D Barcode
- Stores more data than
Invented by Denso-Wave in 1994
- To track vehicle parts
Free to use*
Low technology investment
- Creation and Use
*Free to create and use but depending on how you are accessing the web on your mobile device,
network charges may be incurred when visiting websites and sending sms messages.
27. QR Codes: Creating
Note: QR Codes with lots of information are harder to read for lower resolution camera phones. The
codes become quite complex. For long urls consider using a shortening service such as bit.ly to reduce
the amount of data encoded.
31. QR Codes: Barriers…but…
http://bit.ly/91z3J0
Smartphone market
drives 600% growth
in mobile web usage
http://bit.ly/cDsuFX
Ofcom report shows
there were 121
mobile phones for
every 100 people in
the UK
http://bit.ly/a7c6CR
32. QR Codes: Resources
7 Things you should know about
QR Codes
The use of QR codes in
Education: A getting
started guide for academics
http://bit.ly/adSjH0http://bit.ly/cdMKFK
http://bit.ly/b7RUf0
http://bit.ly/atFq9X
QR Code Project Blog
University of Bath
Delivr: QR Code Generator
With link to phone software